Donation campaign for Gandalf to fund a new server

[Gandalf Parker]

Im sorry. The lag was that I had to login to the account and upgrade it since they were going to charge me a small amount to process the credit card requests. But thats been done now.

Now Im on the hook and have to arrange to get the machines to the shop. Thanks everyone.

Oh and as far as a mailing address, google me. Put "Gandalf Parker" (with quotes) into google and get more than you ever wanted to know.
Im one of the most locatable people on the internet.

Gandalf Parker
1214 Balsam Way
Vacaville, CA 95687

707-446-2002

[llamabeast]

It seems the full amount has been donated! That was amazing!

[lch]

Well, that was more of a success than I ever imagined. We already reached the goal in under 24 hours. I'll keep the pledge up for a week if you didn't get the chance yet and still want to make a donation. A big thank you to all those who have donated / will be donating.

[Edratman]

"ell-cee-aitch", not "aye-cee-aitch"!!

Are you sure?

I'm still willing to send money somewhere.

[lch]

Agrajag said:

It's worse for me, since I read it with a chet, which turns it into the Hebrew equivalent of "yuck!"

I like that interpretation.

Edratman, Gandalf has posted his address above. But I'm really perplexed and baffled that US americans would rather trust the postal service with a check than use convenient wire transfer.

[Gandalf Parker]

AS A NETCOP:
I should mention that PayPal has a great record (so far, knock on virtual wood)

However I often recommend that people who are nervous of the internet get an "internet credit card".
A) with a limited amount. I went with $200
B) NOT with your usual bank
C) NOT tied into your "real" moneys for things like overdraft protection
D) mark it for net use only to make it easier to track the usage

Then I tend to mention that most fraud involving credit cards tends to come from non-internet use. Most often from carbon copies which come from spending it on gas or restaurants. So the same suggestion applies. People should get a low-cap credit card from a different bank for day to day use and not carry the big cards unless you are specifically going out to make a purchase with it.

[MaxWilson]

Hey, watch the generalizations. There's no reason to think it's a U.S. American thing per se. It would be more supportable to say "there are people who would rather trust the (U.S.?) postal system than a wired transfer."

-Max

[lch]

I'm not one to generalize, but payment by check is a very American thing. In the EU, people usually use cash transfer / bankwire, and credit cards are uncommon, or at least "new", though payment via plastic is very common e.g. in France. Still, send a check by mail instead of an online transaction? That takes at least three times as long, AND can get lost.

[Gandalf Parker]

Actually Ive had people complain more about PayPal giving out their email address than concern over credit cards.

[Omnirizon]

we've reached goal, but I sent in a token amount to show appreciation.

i don't buy coffee from starbucks (i LOVE coffee, but don't like starbucks for whatever reason. its a sociologist thing, as most others of the tribe avoid the place too) and I don't see movies (I always seem to have something else I'd rather be doing). So instead, I donated the amount of a mixed drink at a bar, plus tip

funny how quickly we got there. when ppl are dealing with something they enjoy doing, they are always willing to donate. I used to haunt a mountain bike site before my fave forum got shut down (the socia-poli-religous-economic discussion forum. We tended to be a bit over the top and made the other bikers uncomfortable; who didn't understand what that forum had to do with biking). Whenver the forum held donation rallies to send bikes to kids in africa or something, we always hit goal quickly (and had goals of 1000's of dollars). Funny thing, the socio-poli-relgious branch of the forum was ALWAYS the biggest donor.

This is why donation rallies always link themselves to marathons or golf or something. ppl like their leisure, and are willing to give for it.